Banking and Finance – Leaders League
Gabriela Guzmán
Practice Areas
Gabriela Guzmán is a Lexvalor Abogados partner who joined the firm in 2021. Her legal practice focuses on business law and the fintech and new technologies area. She counsels local and international clients regarding such sectors as finance, insurance, agriculture, and industrial production.
Her fintech practice entails staying at the forefront of the latest financial technology developments, including regulatory shifts in this dynamic area of the law. Her mission is to enable bringing innovative products and channels to the market in accordance with applicable legal regulations. She collaborates closely with technology professionals like web engineers, software developers, and data analysts as well as financial experts to ensure clients’ products and services comply with current regulations and the latest technological standards.
Gabriela also has extensive experience in corporate practice involving governance issues, complex company operations, and M&A.
Her fintech practice entails staying at the forefront of the latest financial technology developments, including regulatory shifts in this dynamic area of the law. Her mission is to enable bringing innovative products and channels to the market in accordance with applicable legal regulations. She collaborates closely with technology professionals like web engineers, software developers, and data analysts as well as financial experts to ensure clients’ products and services comply with current regulations and the latest technological standards.
Gabriela also has extensive experience in corporate practice involving governance issues, complex company operations, and M&A.
Additional information
Academic Training:
1. Law degree, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 2011
2. Master of Business Law, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 2016
3. Master of Laws, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 2018
4. Diploma in Blockchain Technology, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
5. Diploma in Blockchain Fundamentals, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
6. Diploma in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, University of California, Berkeley, 2021Professional Experience:
1. Paralegal, Coronel & Pérez, 2009–2011
2. Associate lawyer, Coronel & Pérez, 2011–2019
3. Founding partner, Axis Consultores Legales, 2019–2021Memberships:
1. International Society of Female Professionals
2. Associate of INDECORP, the Ibero-American Institute of Corporate Law (Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Corporativo)
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